State Farm Life Insurance Company v. Jefferson et al

Filing 29

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Dismiss. Defendants are enjoined from initiating any other action against State Farm for recovery under the policy at issue, State Farm is hereby discharged from liability under the policy, and State Farm shall be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE from this action. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 9/2/16. (cmr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION

STATE

FARM LIFE

INSURANCE

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COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

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v.

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LATASHA JEFFERSON,
DAVID TURNER, VALERIE SMITH,
and BEVERLY WILCHER WHITAKER,
Defendants.

CV

116-085

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ORDER

Presently before the Court is the parties'
for Discharge,
Fees.

(Doc.

on June 17,

same day.

Permanent Injunction,

16.)

State

Dismissal,

Consent Motion
and Attorneys'

Farm filed its interpleader complaint

2016 and moved to deposit the disputed funds that

(Docs. 1, 3.)

The Court granted the motion on June

27, and State Farm deposited the funds on June 30.

State

obligations

Farm

now

under

represents

the

policy

that

at

it

has

issue

in

Accordingly, the parties have consented to:

permanently

enjoined

from bringing

any

State Farm for recovery under the policy;

no

further

this

case.

(1) Defendants being

other
(2)

action

against

State Farm being

discharged from further liability under the policy;

(3)

State

Farm being dismissed

from this

action with prejudice;

State Farm receiving $5,000.00 in attorneys'

and

(4)

fees from the money

deposited in the Court's registry.
Upon

consideration,

the

Court

GRANTS

the

motion.

Defendants are enjoined from initiating any other action against
State Farm for recovery under the policy at issue,

hereby
Farm

discharged
shall

Moreover,

be

the

from

liability

DISMISSED

Clerk

is

WITH

ORDERED

under

the

PREJUDICE

to

State Farm is

policy,
from

issue

a

and

this

check

State

action.

from

the

deposited funds in the amount of $5,000.00 made payable to State
Farm Life Insurance Company.

The Clerk shall mail the check to:

Nikole M. Crow, Esq.
Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice,
271 17th Street,
Suite

LLP

NW

2400

Atlanta, Georgia 30363.

ORDER ENTERED

at

Augusta,

Georgia

this

(3?^ day

September, 2016.

HONmM&PT J.

[

RANDAL HALL

UNITED/STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

of